earthquake

Landslides leave dozens missing after quake hits Japan’s Hokkaido

by Kyoko Hasegawa Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A powerful 6.6-magnitude quake rocked the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido…

Landslides after powerful 6.6 magnitude quake hits Japan’s Hokkaido

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A powerful 6.6 magnitude quake hit the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido early Thursday, triggering landslides,…

Small tsunami waves after New Caledonia quake

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of New Caledonia on Wednesday and generated…

Strong 6.2 magnitude quake strikes off eastern Indonesia: USGS

KUPANG, Indonesia (AFP) -- A strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, but…

Dozens injured in 6.0 quake in western Iran: media

  TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Dozens have been injured in a strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck western Iran near the…

6.7-magnitude earthquake hits Vanuatu: USGS

  A 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Wednesday morning, the US Geological Survey said, but…

Aid agencies rush to help survivors of deadly Lombok quakes

  SUGIAN, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesian aid agencies and government officials rushed Tuesday to help survivors after another series of…

Multiple quakes rock Indonesia’s Lombok island, 10 dead

by Aman Alief Agence France Presse MATARAM, Indonesia (AFP) -- A series of powerful earthquakes have rocked the Indonesian holiday…

Indonesia quake death toll tops 400 as more bodies recovered

  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- The death toll from an earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok has topped 400,…

Strong aftershocks rock Indonesia’s Lombok as quake death toll tops 300

  by Kiki Siregar Agence France Presse MATARAM, Indonesia (AFP) --  The death toll from a devastating earthquake on the…

Indonesia quake death toll rises to 98; more than 2,000 tourists evacuated

  by Kiki Siregar Agence France Presse MATARAM, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia Monday sent rescuers fanning out across the holiday…

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